Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-29
THE RACE DECLARED OFF.
Drizzliug Rain, Thick Fog. aud Lack
OF Wind makes the Contest umposst.
ble TODAY.

BILE To-day.
NEW YORK. sept ea.-This Is the day set Tor the
second contest between the Thistle and the Vol
aateer. A worse day can hardly be imagined
The wind is light and every object is obscured An
a heavy fog. A drilling rain is falling, andevery-
thing Is damp ana dreary. The eNcursionists who
are much disappointed. They seem little Inclined
Ia venture beyond the NarrOws. let alone 20 out
side the Hook, where the start Is 20 be mace. A.
the anchorages OF the various yacht clubs nj Bay
Ridge the ssene Il very different from that pre-
sented last Tuesday. Then ladies' In bright coiors
were everywhere. and hundreds of all kinds Ot
boats were rushing about 20 see ana be seen. To-
day but few ladies were visible, and those few
were enveloped in rubber coats and heavy wraps.
Most of the sailing yachts went down 20 the
Hook last night and anchored inside the horse
shoe. AT IL o'clock dispatch from Sandy
Government pier was blowing AT Intervals and
that although the fog had ifted little it stil hid
objects over 500 yards away.
LIKE THE DAY LAST YEAR.
UIGuI ,Sps, Y. J., sept. "a. 9:05 a.m.-The fog Is
closing In thicker every moment The morning
and day closely resembles the outside race-day
last year. when the Gaiatea missed the outer
mark in the fog, ana the race was abandoned.
ApENSE FOG HIpyS EVERYTHING.
SANDY HOOK, sept. ~ : 30 a.rn.-A dense fog is
settled the water all about here. The beach Is
not visible from the observatory station. al the
point OF the Hook. The wind Il from the east.
thirteen miles an hour. MESS the miSts clear
away the yachts cannot start to-day. The Thistle
remained ia the Horse Shoe all last night. The
ballast, two tons which was shifted 10 the run,
u
Bell Is satisfied with the vessels trim To hghIen
the racer her big davits, six In number were sent
ashore AT the railroad dock. The mainsall of the
cutter has been hoSted and She Is waiting Tor the
fog To Int a bit before Venturing out 10 sea-
QUITE JUMP or A SEA on.
9:l5 n m--lhere Is now quite jump OF sea
l. Still impenetrable. Nm. Fife, the shipbuidcr,
and Mr.. Myue, OF the Royal clyde Yacht club.
came down on the .b:.}n boat from New York this
morning and went aboard the Thistle. The Sig
| mails which had been Ilying at SANDY Hook Tor sew
| eral days predicting nortberly storm have been
hauled down. The storm has apparently passed
| 10y without being felt AT THIS vicinity.
| TIRE FOG LIFTS A LITTLE.
$50 a. m--The fog has lifted little, allowing
which Is now passing 10y the point OF Sandy Hook,
going out 10 the starting line. She has mainsail
and torestaysail set. The Jio Is In stops and she
| has not set her topsail.
| A START VERY DOUBTFUL
| HIGHLANDS, sept. ~. lO:uJ a. m.-The weather
| still remains very thick. The steam fog-sren AZ
Sandy HOOK IS going fun blast at minute Intervals
| THIS shows that the fog is dangerously thick .5
start will be made to-day, unless the fog liTt !
| and the wind rises 10y noOn which weather-wise
| people hereabouts say Is not at all Probable.
THE WIND GOES DOWN.
! SANDY HOOK, Sept. 2a.-The wind has gone
down 10 six miles an hour. There is nopossiblity
under the present condition OF the weather TO Wit
hess the start from this point. something has APP
parently happened 10 the excursion boat Fred
erick DeBary. she appears 10 ee aground On
| Fiynn's Knoll, lust north OF the Hook The tug
| General Humphreys has gone 10 her assistance.
| No SIGN OF A START
| il 30 a. m.-There is no Sln Of a start. The
| wind has fallen 10 miles all hour, and the Tok
| grows thicker.
| RACK TO wISpwARp IF THEY START.
| 1910 y. m.-The wind has shifted 60 the south,
| which Will mean a 2O-nie race 10 windward aud
free run home should the yachts start. The wind
| Is blowing miles an hour, ana is picking up. The
fog sthick.
| THE RACE POSTPONED.
! SANDY Hook, Sept. 2a.-The race Will be sailed
| Tomorrow, weather permitting.
/ BOTH YACHTS RETURNING.
/ 1o:45.-Both yachts are now returning. Behind
them is the tugboat {. H. Hart which had her bow
| damaged. She had been In collision with an un-
| known vessel, thought to be steamship, which
| has passed In with her bowsprit gone.